Perfect Goshen point and half of a Folsom

[TundraPlugger]

I went out yesterday for a few hours to do some more of what I call "Paleo hunting". There are only certain places i can find Paleo points at but it is tougher looking but the pay off is better.
But anyway, I went to my usual streambed where my Folsom site is located and another productive Paleo site that produces from time to time.
At the Folsom site all I was finding at first were some scrapers and tools. Right before I was about to leave I came across half of a tiny broken Folsom point that had been resharpened to death.
After that I went to my other Paleo spot which wasn't giving up anything to begin with. I was losing hope when I came across what I thought was merely a Goshen base. I was quite surprised when I went to pick it up and the whole thing was there. 1⅝" Goshen point, Knife River Flint with grinding a short distance up from the base and quite thin.

And can't forget the tiny triangle I found earlier that day at a different spot.

All from
Mountrail County, ND

 

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[Older The Better]

Man not only do you find paleo but it’s made out of knife river what else could a guy want

 

[TundraPlugger]

Man not only do you find paleo but it?s made out of knife river what else could a guy want

I'm pretty blessed living in the area that I do. 99% of what a guy finds up here is Knife River Flint......finding Paleo made from it is just another bonus!

 

[dognose]

Knife River Flint is an amazing looking flint. High quality.

Those are some great finds.

These are dry streambeds your hunting? Still water in them?

When I lived in the Ozark foothills I hunted streambeds. These streambeds were anywhere to 12 to 25 feet across, but the creek was only a few feet to 8 feet across, with the wider areas sometimes having deep pools. Every time it rained extremely hard the force of the water would change the course of the streambed. So I could hunt the same stretch multiple times but really it could be completely new section of the rock bed. The gravel forrming the bed was thick, sometime two to three feet thick. Much different to the streams where I am at now.

 

[newnan man]

Those are great! That Goshen has some really nice flaking on it too.

 

[Tony in SC]

Beautiful point, even the pieces are nice!! Your finds look like candy!! My finds look like rocks!!

 

[Garscale]

Super rare items. In east tx, we find a small paleo much like that goshen. It is directly associated with folsom. I would love to see any tools as well.

 

[kentucky Quinn]

Super nice looking finds. Thanks for sharing

 

[uniface]

Super rare items. In east tx, we find a small paleo much like that goshen. It is directly associated with folsom. I would love to see any tools as well.

Ditto Gar re. tools !!

 

[Tdog]

I always love seeing your finds. Thanks Mike.

 

[Relicgrubber]

Nice find on the Goshen. Love those wide flake removal scars and the material. Congrats!

 

[Garscale]

Not sure where you found the little triangle but it could be a worn out midland as well. It had some really nice work.

 

[joshuaream]

I keep coming back and looking at that Goshen, what a great example. The base is very similar to the unique squared ear Goshens from the Mill Iron site. (Near Mt's eastern border, so relatively close to you in Paleo distances.)

 

[Garscale]

I keep coming back and looking at that Goshen, what a great example. The base is very similar to the unique squared ear Goshens from the Mill Iron site. (Near Mt's eastern border, so relatively close to you in Paleo distances.)

I looked at those too. Never gave much thought to the goshen type but they are pretty much identical to the point we call Levi midland or now renamed Cypress

 

[TundraPlugger]

Knife River Flint is an amazing looking flint. High quality.

Those are some great finds.

These are dry streambeds your hunting? Still water in them?

When I lived in the Ozark foothills I hunted streambeds. These streambeds were anywhere to 12 to 25 feet across, but the creek was only a few feet to 8 feet across, with the wider areas sometimes having deep pools. Every time it rained extremely hard the force of the water would change the course of the streambed. So I could hunt the same stretch multiple times but really it could be completely new section of the rock bed. The gravel forrming the bed was thick, sometime two to three feet thick. Much different to the streams where I am at now.

Thanks dognose! My sites only produce every so often after a good rain and high winds. Rain is in short supply up here this year so it is kind of slow hunting.

 

[TundraPlugger]

Those are great! That Goshen has some really nice flaking on it too.

Thanks Steve! The Goshen is very thin and uniform....very well flaked for sure!

 

[TundraPlugger]

Beautiful point, even the pieces are nice!! Your finds look like candy!! My finds look like rocks!!

Thanks Tony! Lol, I know what you mean about stuff in SC looking like rocks.....lots of hard to flake quartz out that way isn't there? That KRF is tough to beat but every so often I get a point made out of some funky hard to work material which kind of gets me excited.....about 99% of what we find up here is KRF though.

 

[TundraPlugger]

Super rare items. In east tx, we find a small paleo much like that goshen. It is directly associated with folsom. I would love to see any tools as well.

All the stuff from different cultures is all mixed together where I found the Goshen and I don't find many tools. Every so often a scraper or flake knife shows up but it is mostly complete and broken points, mainly Paleo I should say.

 

[TundraPlugger]

Super nice looking finds. Thanks for sharing

Thanks quinn! I love sharing this cool stuff....it's almost as fun as finding them but not quite [emoji6]

 

[TundraPlugger]

I always love seeing your finds. Thanks Mike.

Thanks Tdog! I love finding stuff that is worthy of sharing.....not every hunt is a success but I am lucky with how many great turn outs I have.